The Fruit of our Own Way

A Study from Proverbs 1 and Romans 1

Mankind likes to do things his own way.  We are stubborn like that.  But even more than that, mankind in his sinfulness and rebellion has the tendency to disregard the invitation and calling of Almighty God and do things in his or her own way.  Why choose to fear and honor the Lord when we can do it our own way?  This goes all the way back to the garden of Eden.  Why choose to depend on the gracious provision of God, when we can depend on ourselves.  God provided fruit of the garden to Adam and Eve, yet they chose to eat the fruit of the one tree they were told not to.  They chose to do their own thing.  They chose indifference to an all powerful God and instead chose to eat the fruit of their own way.  Last week, we talked about fruit.  This week we are going to do the same thing, just a different kind of fruit.  Stay tuned as we look at some haunting words from God for those that choose to ignore his plea and instead choose to go their own way.  

Each person is born with a built in sinful nature.  Part of that nature is the propensity to want to rebel against God's divine authority and do things our own way.  When God calls and offers us his free gift of salvation, we can embrace that gift or we can reject it.  In rejecting it, we are choosing to reject the blessing and provision of our Lord and instead choose what Proverbs calls the "fruit of our own way".  

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